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Kremen School of Education and Human Development

Ana K. Soltero López

Assistant Professor

Literacy, Early, Bilingual and Special Education | Office: 559-278-0282

asolterolopez@mail.fresnostate.edu

Education

Ph.D.    University of California, Los Angeles - Education (Urban Schooling emphasis)                                       

M.A.     University of California, Los Angeles - Education (Race and Ethnic Studies emphasis)                                                                                

B.A.      University of California, Santa Barbara
Double major: Chicana/o Studies and Psychology               
Double minor: Education Studies and Spanish                 

Courses Taught

  • LEE 159: Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Pedagogy (CLSP in TK-8 Context)
  • LEE 160: Inquiry and Problems of Practice A (iPOPa)
  • LEE 167: Inquiry and Problems of Practice B (iPOPb)
  • LEE 169S: Inquiry and Problems of Practice C (iPOPc)
  • LEE 103: Pedagogy for Teaching Ethnic Studies: Reclaiming Education for the Empowerment of Students of Color
Dr. Ana K. Soltero López is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Literacy, Early, Bilingual and Special Education (LEBSE) and the coordinator for the Bilingual Authorization Program (BAP) in the Kremen School of Education and Human Development at the California State University, Fresno. She teaches in the Multiple Subject Credential program and helps prepare teacher candidates cultivate a culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogy that affirms and empowers emergent bilingual and children of color. Dr. Soltero López also serves as the faculty coordinator for the Enseñamos en el Valle Central Initiative, in which she organizes and facilitates the two-week summer institute that assists with the ongoing professional growth of faculty and instructional coaches via engagement with current research, literature, and culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogies. The commitment is to help strengthen the preparation of Central Valley bilingual teachers through their journey from community college through the completion of a multiple subject credential. 
  • Latinx educational access, retention and persistence
  • Pre-service teacher preparation
  • Teacher education and inquiry
  • Emergent bilingual students in K-12
  • Youth resistance, activism and political engagement
  • Undocumented students and immigration law
  • History of social and educational inequalities
  • Identity development and negotiation
  • Critical Race Theory
  • Qualitative methods in Education
  • Soltero López, A. & López, P.D. (2020). Expanding Our Reach: Cross-Institutional Collaborations and Teacher Preparation in Hispanic Serving Institutions. Journal of Culture and Values in Education (JCVE), 3(1), 120-135.
  • Enriquez, L. E., Ayón, C., Chavarria, K., Ellis, B., Hagan, M. J., Jefferies, J., Lara, J., Morales Hernandez, M., Murillo, E., Nájera, J., Offidani-Bertrand, C., Oropeza Fujimoto, M., Ro, A., Rodriguez, V. E., Rosales, W., Sarabia, H., Soltero López, A. K., Valadez, M., Valarde Pierce, S., & Valdez, Z. (2020). Persisting Inequalities and Paths Forward: A Report on the State of Undocumented Students in California’s Public Universities with Recommendations to Advance Equity and Inclusion. Policy report for state-wide Undocumented Student Equity Project (USEP).
  • Soltero López, A. & Rodríguez, R.J. (2018). Undocumented Students and Youth Advocacy in the USA. Peterson, A., Stahl, G., & Soong, H. (Eds). The Palgrave Handbook of Citizenship and Education. Palgrave Macmillan.